Prior to the 1800s, church registers by-and-large were the only place where births and baptisms were recorded in Canada. As the first records taken relating to a person's existence, they are generally considered to be the most accurate source of information relating to parentage and age. From various points in the 1800s onwards, civil registers of birth were kept by provincial governments. These records are transferred to the Archives of each province and territory and made public following the appropriate passage of time, as determined by law. SEE MORE.

From early times to the present, marriages in Canada have been recorded in parish registers. These historical registers are held individually by churches, by church archives regionally or, in some limited cases, by the relevant provincial or territorial archive. Starting in the 1800s, provincial and territorial governments in Canada introduced the civil registration of marriages; historical records are maintained by the Archives of each province and territory and made public following the appropriate passage of time, as determined by law. SEE MORE.

From early times to the present, deaths and burials in Canada have been recorded in parish registers. Starting in the 1800s, provincial and territorial governments in Canada introduced civil registration of deaths; historical records are maintained by the Archives of each province and territory and made public following the appropriate passage of time. Although many consider death to be an uncomfortable topic, historical death and burial records provide valuable insight into the practices, customs, and challenges of the time, both on an individual and a societal basis; they tell the story of the people who were and the people they loved. SEE MORE.

Anahareo's ancestors on both her father's and mother's side were heavily involved in navigating the rough waters that defined relations among the various aboriginal groups in the Ottawa valley and relations between these groups and the governments of Upper and Lower Canada. Research into the claims of the Golden Lake First Nations to the Ontario side of the Ottawa Valley conducted for the Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat in 1993 produced several reports and volumes of primary and secondary documents in which Anahareo's ancestors figured prominently.